wooden centerpiece diy project

lauren and derek’s diy wednesday post is coming up at 1 but i wanted to share this great project from d*s reader kelly ventura, too. it’s such a simple project but the results are so earthy and lovely. it would be great to throw a woodsy or cabin themed wedding with table decorations like this. click here (or just click “read more” below) for the full instructions and more photos. enjoy and thanks to kelly for the fantastic project!

with a tight budget and an eye for design, i created these unique centerpieces for my october 2007 barn wedding. there just happened to be a fallen tree in my parents backyard, so my dad cut it up and saved it for the big day. i picked up all of the other items online or at local craft stores. with a little help from family & friends one afternoon, we created 28 one of a kind centerpieces. the wedding was an evening of rustic elegance- a look that you can create for your own home with just a few inexpensive items.

1. cut 3 pieces of ribbon/yarn (one arms length per piece). wrap each vase with ribbon/yarn. attach ends of ribbon/yarn with double sided tape to surface of vase. i chose to wrap with a knobby yarn, satin ribbon, and grosgrain ribbon to create a variety of textures. i also wrapped the ribbon/yarn at different heights on each vase to create more interest.

2. attach fabric/wood/dried flowerto a piece of ribbon and tie around tallest vase.

3. insert pillar candles into vases. arrange cluster of vases on wood slice, keeping the sides with the tape facing the center.

4. arrange fabric/wood/dried flowers on wood slice around the vase cluster. light the candles and enjoy your rustically elegant centerpiece!
fyi: the wooden flowers shown are no longer available for purchase. i would suggest creating fabric flowers or heading to a local craft store and picking up some dried botanicals. if you are interest in creating these centerpieces in large numbers, i would suggest ordering the vases in bulk. please contact me for resource info.

So beautiful!!! You do a wonderful job of selecting and assembling.
Mother Nature has many “things” to offer, if we will just remember to look. I imagine YOU could walk through any outdoor space and come up with a master piece.

I have been searching for more photos of this wedding since I saw it in Martha Stewart Weddings (Fall 2008). I couldn’t be more happy to find instructions with the wood slice advice. I haven’t found the wood slices at Michaels, and I practically live there these days. Thank you so much. I look forward to putting this inspriation in my October 2009 wedding!

oh my GOD!! your ideas are soooooo beautiful and what really amaze me is how simple they are you got a gift in your mind your creativity i try to make a similar idea it went well but not as yours thank you congrats!!

I’m making these centerpieces for our wedding. I bought all of my candles from AC MOORE. I waited until I found a 30% off coupon – and I special ordered ALL of my candles (3 for each centerpiece and we have 34 tables). They acknowledged the coupon even though they ordered them. Today, I found the last cylinder vase I needed (the 6inch was IMPOSSIBLE to find) at Michaels. I have a 10 inch and 8 inch that I found earlier at AC MOORE. I grew/dried straw flowers this year to have for the flowers. Thanks for all the ideas!!

Hi! I would like to use use wood slices in a similar way for my wedding. What I was wondering is, did you have to put any sort of sealant on the wood, or dry it out in any way? I don’t want bugs or anything…

We used this as the centerpieces in our wedding last October. Candles were from Ikea, vases were from dollar tree and candles4less.com. We used sunflowers, pumpkins and acorns (acornsbythepound.com) in between the vases. Pictures here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/46601865@N03/4462694440/

the “contact me” link goes to the project creator’s email account- please use that ;)

grace

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